Lilia is a distinctive choice, ranked #468 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Lilia in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#468
US Rank #859
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About the Name Lilia
Lilia is steadily gaining in popularity, up 39 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #175 in 2007, and it currently sits at #439. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Lilia is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Lilia in their class.
In the US it sits at #920 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Lilia
Lilia Lemoine — Lilia Adela Bolukalo Lemoine is an Argentine right-wing politician, cosplayer, and make-up artist.
Lilia Vaygina-Efremova — Lilia Vaygina-Efremova is a Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian biathlete.
Lilia Gumerova — Lilia Salavatovna Gumerova is a Russian politician serving as a senator from Bashkortostan since 2014.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lilia
Unlikely. With around 85 UK babies named Lilia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lilia in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Lilia has been fairly steady, ranked #468 in 2025 against #478 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #175 in 2007.
Lilia is more popular in the UK (#439) than in the US (#920). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Lilia include: Lilia Lemoine, Lilia Vaygina-Efremova and Lilia Gumerova. Short summaries for each appear below.
Lilia ranks #920 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
85
UK babies named Lilia (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 10 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Lilia
Almost certainly the only Lilia in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2023–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Lilia
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Lilia Garcia Pineda, also known as Nanay Baby, is a Filipina politician who is the incumbent governor of Pampanga since 2025, previously serving from 2010 to 2019.
Lilia Ulcida Paredes Navarro is a Peruvian teacher who was the first lady of Peru from 28 July 2021 to 7 December 2022 and the wife of President Pedro Castillo.
Lilia Ayratovna Chanysheva (Russian: Лилия Айратовна Чанышева, Bashkir: Лилиә Айрат ҡыҙы Чанышева, romanized: Liliä Ayrat qıźı Çanışeva, Tatar: Лилия Айрат кызы Чанышева, romanized: Liliä Ayrat qızı Çanışeva; born 6 February 1982) is a Russian auditor, opposition politician and former leading associate of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.